Chapter 496 The third battle
In the second game between the two teams, a total of five players were expelled, which shows the imbalance in the mentality of the Rockets players. They can't resist the provocation of the opponent's small movements and verbal teasing.
Bathir and Ariza are excellent defensive players, but they face the same embarrassment as the Thunder. They are outside defensive players and cannot pose too much threat to the two brothers in the inside. Yao Ming did not show his due dominance under the defense of the two brothers and did not make a powerful and loud response. These are the problems that the Rockets need to solve in the following games, because these problems are related to the victory or defeat of the game and the hope of promotion.
Rather than saying that the Rockets were defeated by the Clippers yesterday, it would be better to say that the Rockets were defeated by themselves. Because before the game, every Rockets player should know that the Clippers will definitely play aggressively in the game, so they should stabilize their emotions, play their games smartly, and find ways to win the final victory. But the Rockets did not do these well, so they finally lost the game, in a rather shameful way.
The Rockets rushed back to Houston after the game and gathered in the training hall for training on the afternoon of May 8. The reporters were allowed to enter the venue at 4:30 pm Houston time.
The Rockets in the field were busy. Mutombo had completed his shooting training and was sitting on the chair on the sidelines and changing his shoes. As the main person involved in yesterday's incident, Uncle Mu accepted an interview with reporters as soon as possible.
"I don't want to mention that again. The league punished him with a malicious foul, but did not ban him. This is enough to show the league's attitude. When did Fox ban the game due to elbow strike?" Uncle Mu was obviously not relieved.
Yesterday, another Rockets "victim" Scola was also calmly interviewed by reporters after shooting practice. As a result, Scola, who has a lot of experience in major competitions and has moved to several leagues, did not react too aggressively to this incident. He just said that the Rockets need to play their own game well, and his calmness is admirable.
Interestingly, the day before the game, there was a rumor that the little giant chased the animal brothers and beat them up in Yao Restaurant on May 8 with a hard bread. Of course, there were also news reports that the animal brothers joined forces to beat the little giant. But the reality is that the two brothers were satisfied with the four tickets in Yao Ming's angry eyes.
"Yao Ming is really good." Ji Guomeng took two VIP private room tickets and two seats close to the front row the next day. He thought Yao Ming was really good.
The seats in the private room were naturally Taylor Swift and Emma Roberts, as well as Ji Guoqiu's future father-in-law and mother-in-law. The two tickets were given to the little vampire and Hermione. The two brothers said that this was great, and the seats were not close to the front row, so they should not be found by the director. "Well, hope..."
"We need to strengthen our defense today. Don't think that leading 0:2 can rest assured. Those guys who were turned 0-2 are the lessons of your past. Because the teams who lost the game are careless can't count both hands." Old Dunleavy warned everyone before the game. "There are fans outside that think we will deliberately let the enemy go, just for just 20,000 tickets? This is the biggest joke. Now let me tell them that 4-0 is the result we want the most. If you let the water go, we won't give them the chance. The champion team will not lose the game they should win!" Old Dunleavy started teaching players politics again before the game. When players are smooth sailing, they will inevitably have the idea of underestimating the enemy. This is the idea of being absolutely extinguished.
Ji Guo laughed: "We haven't lost a game yet, so let's customize the goal and win the championship, and see if we will create history."
Ji Guochou also said: "Fox is right. There are more than 500 players in the league. It is a rare fate that we can get together to fight side by side. Maybe someone of us will leave next year, so it is necessary to let this team leave something in history. This is our precious memory."
Old Dunleavy was having a pain next to him and said to himself: "You two seem to have gone too far. I am my job, and this is not a movie. It's a big deal!" But the black and hard guys are not as vulgar as Old Dunleavy. Black athletes are easier to mobilize, especially Jordan, who can give him a bowl of spiritual chicken soup to work for a game, which is actually a trick.
As soon as the Clippers appeared, the best mascot of the season was holding a fox in one hand and a panda in the other. Of course, they were all fake, but this guy deserves a beating and threw two plush toys in front of the Clippers bench, and then went up to chop up several times, which immediately made the two brothers angry. No wonder Lakers players couldn't help but go up and beat him up. This bastard really deserves a beating.
The provocation of Huo Jian Bear was not over yet. As the guy stepped on it, he actually squatted down and took out a small sign marked beat la from the two plush toys. He shook it in front of the Clippers bench without any scruples. It seemed that he wanted the Clippers players to come up to siege him.
Before the game started, the tnt reporter interviewed Adelman and asked the Rockets coach whether the Rockets would be at a disadvantage after so many disputes occurred in the second game? Because the referee may become more severe in fouls today.
Adelman replied: "Today, the referee's whistle will definitely blow tighter, and the players must not cross the cordon. If the referee's whistle blows tighter, it will be helpful to the Rockets. You must know that when the referee can effectively control the scene, Yao Ming is a very difficult player to defend. The premise is that the Rockets must hand the ball to Yao Ming in the inside."
"In the last game, after Yao Ming and Scola fell into a foul crisis, the substitute lineup they used received good results. For the Rockets, would it be better to use that lineup?"
"Will that lineup be better than the starting lineup? No, that lineup is played when the Clippers also use substitutes. If the Rockets use the second lineup to deal with the Clippers' first lineup, the situation will be very different."
"Will the Rockets continue to use the two-point guard lineup today?"
"We need to depend on the situation. We can indeed use a two-point guard lineup against the Clippers, but it depends on the matchup. If Crawford plays longer, the Rockets can use more of a two-point guard lineup at that time."
Today, a guest who made Rockets fans love and hate at the front row of Toyota Center came, and that was Tracy McGrady.
McGrady came to the scene today in a brown suit to cheer for her former teammates.
The Knicks and the Celtics fought for seven games, and McGrath also gave All-Star data averaging 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in these seven games. He and another superstar Allen Iverson, who were outdated in the eyes of another fan, almost overthrew the Celtics. Unfortunately, McGrath still failed to overcome his first round fate. Ray Allen's key three-pointer made McGrath and Iverson leave the playoff stage in disgrace.
James Dolan is planning to sign a three-year annual salary contract with the two, and the maximum salary is no longer enough, but the two earned a contract of tens of millions with their performance.
However, McGrady and Iverson have not yet confirmed signing with the Knicks, because the two want to win the championship at the end of their career rather than retirement, so they are ready to see if there are Clippers, Lakers, Magic, etc. in the summer, especially the Little Breaking Ship. They are fully capable of signing two balloon stars together. The scene is too beautiful and dare not watch it.
McGrady did not go to Los Angeles in the first two games of the Rockets, but chose to rest at home in Houston. In this game, McGrady came to Toyota Center to cheer for her former teammates. When the Rockets were all around, McGrady sat next to her, shouting slogans with her teammates, and Yao Ming put his shoulder on McGrady's shoulder.
This scene made many emotional fans sigh. McGrady stayed in the Rockets for three years, and during this period, he accumulated a large number of McGrady fans and McGrady in China.
At the opening game, Ji Guochou appeared today and still easily defeated Yao Ming. No matter whether it is his brother or younger brother, he is too lazy to jump, no matter who it is.
The Clippers used positioning cover at the beginning, and Ji Guochou assisted Avraro to make a mid-range shot, taking the lead.
The two brothers plan to let their teammates enter the state today and fully utilize their teammates' strength. They only attack at critical moments today. As long as they fully mobilize their teammates, their hope of winning will be infinite. There is another advantage of this tactic, that is, retain their physical strength and wait until the third and fourth quarters to find an opportunity to launch a fatal blow. Anyway, the Rockets are most likely to lose their links in the third quarter, so they are ready to start in the third quarter.
The Clippers' style of playing made the Rockets very embarrassed because their defensive arrangements before the game were targeted at the two brothers. As a result, Billups, Avraro and Garcia frequently received passes. The most annoying thing was that the three of them felt good. Adelman hurriedly called a timeout in less than three minutes.
The score was 10:4, and the score was not widened, but it was 6 points behind at the beginning, which was not a safety signal for the Rockets. If you were not careful, you might go to double digits at the beginning, but they were behind 0:2, and if they lost another game, they would be completely finished.
After the timeout, the Rockets strengthened their defense against other Clippers players. Ariza cut into the basket and made an aerial relay, and Marbury passed the ball to him. Following Ariza stole Ji Guoqiu's pass and helped Yao Ming make a successful shot. With the outstanding performance of this old Lakers player, the Clippers made a 6-0 counterattack, and replaced the Clippers with a powerful move.
Chapter completed!